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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 25 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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My Cousin JoAnn makes these and they are awesome! The cookie is short and nutty and the creamy filling is wonderful. JoAnn makes the most perfect cookies Ingredients:
1 cup butter (no substitutes) |
2/3 cup packed brown sugar |
2 large egg yolks |
1/2 teaspoon vanilla |
2 1/2 cups flour |
1/3 cup finely chopped pecans |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
2 tablespoons butter, plus |
1 1/2 teaspoons butter (no substitutes) |
1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar |
1/2 teaspoon vanilla |
2 -3 tablespoons whipping cream |
Directions:
1. Cookie: Cream butter and sugar.
2. Add egg yolks and vanilla.
3. Stir in flour and salt, then pecans.
4. After mixing ingredients shape into two 10- inch rolls and refrigerate for 2 hours
5. Unwrap and cut into 1/4-inch slices.
6. Bake at 350° for 11-13 minutes or until golden brown.
7. Cool, then frost one side of a cookie and sandwich it with another.
8. Filling: Cream butter and sugar.
9. Add vanilla, then cream to reach nice spreading consistency.
10. Yield is approximate.
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